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Help On The Way
Kaine and Warner offer tele-town hall meeting Monday.
Fear and uncertainty threaded throughout the Fairfax County federal workforce after an unexpected email with the subject line "Fork in the Road" arrived in their employee email inboxes on Jan. 28, as it did nationwide for over 2.3 million federal employees.
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Meeting on Georgetown Pike/Great Falls Library Pedestrian Refuge Improvements
Crosswalk project heads toward finalization
A community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Great Falls Grange brought the Georgetown Pike - Great Falls Library Pedestrian Refuge Improvements project closer to its construction start date.
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Surovell Defends His Casino Bill
Bill passed the Senate (24-Y 16-N) on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Opponents question source of $1.8B casino revenue prediction.
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Vienna Delays Vote on Meals Tax Again
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Vienna Town Council voted to temporarily defer the proposal to raise the meals tax from 3 to 4 percent.
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Casino Bill for Tysons Advances
Opponents make repeated trips to Richmond to testify against the bill.
The subcommittee pushed SB982, introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax), to the Senate General Laws and Technology Committee meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9 a.m. The bill proposes to allow Fairfax County residents to vote in a referendum on a casino in Tysons.
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$4 Billion for School Budget
State shortfall in funding for local schools creates expanding needs.
Division Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid presented what she called the “needs-based” Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget at the Fairfax County School Board meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 23.
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Supervisors: Casino Bill Muddies Waters
Real issue is state underfunding of schools, they say.
A senator's comments Monday to the Virginia Senate Subcommittee on Gaming regarding SB982 (Casino Gaming; eligible host localities) led the chair of the No Fairfax Casino coalition, Lynn Mulston, to email the senators a letter titled "URGENT: SB982 Reaction to Chief Patron's Comments."
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Notorious Norovirus Stalks Region
Frequent handwashing with soap and water could help avoid the scourge.
Notorious Norovirus Stalks Region